Hennessey unseats Assemb. Murray in 3rd District
Photo credit: Joseph D. Sullivan; David Pokress, 2012 | GOP Assemb. Dean Murray, right. has conceded the race for the 3rd District seat to Edward Hennessey, left.
Former Brookhaven Town Board member Edward Hennessey has won an improbable political comeback in the 3rd Assembly District, turning a 36-vote election night deficit into a 226-vote victory over GOP incumbent Dean Murray, who was seeking his second full term.
Hennessey, a Republican-turned-Democrat who spent virtually no money and does not live in the newly redrawn district, managed the triple-digit...
